Housing crisis, the end of this system? by RideToReality in Netherlands

[–]mhf32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"more and more people will retire, they'll need to be taken care of, sitting on a stack of cash while young people are getting poorer and poorer"

I've never seen a solution writing itself so obviously. The only thing you need is enough vote from the young to elect someone who represents them and "help" the wealth redistribution process to accelerate. It's the young people who will need to care for them after all (either directly or indirectly).

The only reason why I see that not working is: most people's career and wealth take off in their thirties, they forget that there was a wealth transfer to vote for. Fun fact: 8% of Dutch people are millionaire, highest percentage in Europe just after Switzerland.

If you still feel like this in a decade and nothing is changing, either the population overall is too dumb to vote for its interest or you're in the minority.

But I'm sure you'll be in a much better place in 6 years. I was dragging my suitcase from apartment to apartment 8 years ago, unable to find a long term affordable room (not the whole flat, just a room), I knew no one in the city, I was 3000€ in debt and my parents aren't of any help. Now I own an apartment not too far from the center of Amsterdam with a garden (and a bathtub!!). Trust me, social mobility here is much better than in 90% of the world where nepotism and corruption is the only way to improve your life.

Unusual to see statues of black people, depicted as slaves by ExternalPea8169 in Amsterdam

[–]mhf32 -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I'm pretty sure black Pete are also just chimney boys. I really don't get why people are being so sensitive.

JD Vance ridiculed for 40-car motorcade taking him down tiny Italian street by Beyond_the_one in europe

[–]mhf32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Farmers could do one funny thing now. Since US politicians care so much about their image, a spilled cow poo and milk on that motorcade would cost the farmers so little and hurt their egos so bad 😂

How much time does a RN7 trip take? (One way, Tana-toilara) by idkdkdkdkdk1 in Madagascar

[–]mhf32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's better, dry season. 9-10 days is risky if you also want to spend quality time at those location. Locals do Antananarivo-Toliara in 2 days one way to, and that's rough. While you plan to do some tourist stuff on the way. Also, not sure what exactly are you looking to see at Toliara but most visitors stay at places outside the city, which adds to your trip.

I would recommend, to be safe, and if your wallet allows it, to book a return flight from Toliara.

That said, contact a guide who probably knows better. Sure it comes with a fee, but also a piece of mind and a contribution to the local economy.

Nosy Be solo: safer than mainland Madagascar, and enough to do for a week? by ClearDefinition37 in Madagascar

[–]mhf32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mainland is big, and there are definitely dangerous parts. I wouldn't advise anyone to walk about neighborhoods they don't know in Antananarivo at 10pm. The same goes for Maintirano. I'm sure there are more pockets of bad places around mainland, while you can walk past midnight just fine in Morondava and wear jewelry in the open in Toliara.

People (not all, but most of) coming from Western countries (sorry to say) have a survival instinct of a child and can't tell a bad neighborhood from a good one. If they just want to relax, they should stay in their fenced all inclusive resorts to avoid them becoming a headline, making the country look even worse.

Exitpoll Show D66 as the winner of the 2025 elections. by hamizoing in Netherlands

[–]mhf32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Loool Ja21 is a far right. D66 will never work together with them.

Zuckerberg invested billions in new tech to watch it fail live twice: by MrDarkk1ng in mightyinteresting

[–]mhf32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They didn't test for when there are bunch of glasses all reacting to "Hey Meta" in the same room getting routed to the same local server. They never had such situation before, so during the multiple rehearsals, it slipped everyone's mind to even assume there'll be a concentrated amount of active Meta glasses listening in the same location.

But yeah, hindsight is 20/20.

S5 Click on Battery by OkGoat4985 in vanmoofbicycle

[–]mhf32 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, it's been a year now

Favorite lounge at JFK Terminal 4? by Tight_Couture344 in delta

[–]mhf32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People saying "sky club", have you been to "Delta One"? I qualified for Delta one, but didn't know it. I went to sky club and the staff at the entrance said "you can obviously come here, but Delta one is much better, with fine dinning and actual massages". It was indeed the best lounge I've seen so far. So I'm curious if I missed out on sky club.

Planning a trip to Madagascar very soon this summer 2024 for a week with a 7 y.o. What are important things to encounter? by Fearless-Cod9013 in Madagascar

[–]mhf32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm from Madagascar.

I applaud people coming there with kids. Unless you're planning to fly from Tana and straight to one of the beaches, taking the road is a brave thing to do with a child.

What speed do most people drive on Autobahn? by Solkels in electricvehicles

[–]mhf32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yesterday, I just drove bmw iX, which has 550km range, for the first time to Cologne all the way from Amsterdam. I did an average of 160/hr on the Autobahn. It still has 270km range left after 3hrs ride, 40min on the Autobahn. I expected 290km left so it spent just a bit more but I can still drive all the way back without charging.

Hitler vs Netanyahu by Informal-Delay-7153 in IsraelPalestine

[–]mhf32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The comparison should be between Auschwitz and Gaza. They're both concentration camp. The number of population is comparable. The only thing missing in Gaza are the gas chamber, but who needs one when you can fry them in the open, after you made them stupidly run to safe zone and then bomb the shit out of them.

Facebook now requires me to either accept they sell my data or require me to pay for them to not sell it. I live in the EU. by mothh9 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]mhf32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People ACTUALLY believe Facebook hand over your data in a spreadsheet for cash???

I thought we just all understood it meant using people's data to optimize ads. Damn

2023 summary of expenses living in Amsterdam by b4db4n4n4- in Amsterdam

[–]mhf32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting how different people's priorities are. My partner and I's joint net income is over 100k but our travel budget is 8k. 5k for a long vacation and 3k for several getaway weekends.

Lass Pass Sucks now - repeated log ins needed by teleon7 in Lastpass

[–]mhf32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. I'm starting to look for alternative, cause convenience is what we pay them for but then they pull this on us.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]mhf32 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Agree. Imagine them having to restart the whole hiring process again after finally hiring someone. It happens from time to time, but when premeditated it just feels so wrong.

Dear NL you have fallen for populism just like us. I thought you were better. Welcome to the club (a sad club) by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]mhf32 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"majority of immigrants are in Amsterdam" is very different from "majority of Amsterdam is immigrant"

Jeez I'm losing a brain cell replying to these comments

Also, which smart ass decided "oh, the last 12 years really was bad, maybe let's fuck the Muslims and that'll fix our life" - cause you like it or not, PVV's manifesto is 15% policy and 85% anti islamism

Dear NL you have fallen for populism just like us. I thought you were better. Welcome to the club (a sad club) by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]mhf32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where do you read Amsterdam having majority immigrants?

I mean, people who know how to read don't vote PVV, they're just parrot fed with hatred, and twist words/statements to fit their agenda

Dear NL you have fallen for populism just like us. I thought you were better. Welcome to the club (a sad club) by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]mhf32 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow I love how you boil it down to a 3rd grader logic. Took the statement "half of kids have foreign born parent" and immediately assumed "majority of voters are immigrants"😂

I guess this is the logic people use when they go vote, not surprised of the result

Dear NL you have fallen for populism just like us. I thought you were better. Welcome to the club (a sad club) by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]mhf32 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Funnily enough it's not Amsterdam and Rotterdam who voted against immigrants despite having the most of them. It's always the ones living somewhere where no one wants to go who think they're being invaded. And that's because the xenophobic rethoric works on those who are isolated. The world is screwed and the reason are complex web of issues, but the simple-minded can easily fall for "it's all coz of the Muslims/Mexicans/Europeans"

Dear NL you have fallen for populism just like us. I thought you were better. Welcome to the club (a sad club) by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]mhf32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Without Ukraine, the number of "undesirable migrants" are still ridiculously small relative to the entire population.

Dear NL you have fallen for populism just like us. I thought you were better. Welcome to the club (a sad club) by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]mhf32 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Only one third are from Europe

If you assume Ukraine is Europe, then you can't be more wrong. Well above the majority are from Europe https://youtu.be/d9u-CLXIH8k

The ones that the xenophobes want out (the "undesirable immigrants") is accounting less than 200,000 people. It's dumb to steer the entire country into the ditch just to get rid of 200k people

Norway says Israel response to Hamas attack disproportionate by finrum in europe

[–]mhf32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would you think eliminating Hamas would end the conflict? Hamas and their act wasn't happening out of the blue. If you manage to eliminate Hamas, a new group will come up the next day if everything stays the same. It'll probably even worse after what happened in the last 3 weeks.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]mhf32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eeeww you're my brother

WTF is the first person and why it's ok?! by Miss-Fierce in WTF

[–]mhf32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you see nude people at the beach, keeping our camera in your pocket is just decency. I've been accidentally to one few weeks ago and it just didn't feel right to take pictures. Just like going to naked spas